Onword and Upwords by Dennis Brady

She stood in the batter’s box not knowing what to expect. It was just a practice, not a game, so there was no reason for the shake in her nerves. But staring ahead she was facing her teammate/pitcher who was… Continue reading

My sister laughed when I told her that I was starting the P90X workout program. If you know what that is and have seen me lately, you would laugh, too. And on my first day, I did almost vomit…almost. But… Continue reading

I have a confession. I love to buy things. And I’ll confess for my wife. She loves to buy things, too. We’re not extravagant people, though. We don’t load up Neiman Marcus bags; Wal-Mart, Target, Kohls and Sams, now that’s… Continue reading

My alarm clock has a snooze button about this big(imagine me stretching my arms out as wide as possible), yes I know it’s an exaggeration, but it’s for illustrative purposes, so work with me, okay? The snooze button is a… Continue reading

Why is it at 43 years old now I am learning most of life’s most valuable lessons from a 4 year old? This past Sunday on the way home from church we decided to stop by the mall. A rare… Continue reading

I’m sitting in my car at Lake Wylie killing time. And no, killing time is not killing me. I love to kill time…alone. Just me and my thoughts undisturbed for a while. It’s funny how this yearning has increased with… Continue reading

Just imagine that if in any of Jack Bauer’s nine days saving the country he had decided, “You know what? I’m just gonna quit. In the last 12 hours I’ve been beat up, tortured, stabbed twice, shot and sutured my… Continue reading

“You complete me.” That’s what Tom said to Renee in the movie, Jerry McGuire and the entire female audience and maybe a man or two wiped a tear from their eyes and exclaimed, “oh, how sweet!”  And it is complete… Continue reading

Sometimes when the Lord brings conviction on you that leads to confession and repentance, your friends may not understand. They may look at what you used to do and call you a hypocrite for your new stance. But the difference… Continue reading

In the presence of the Lord is fullness of Joy, so says Psalm 16:11. Joel, my brother in law, and I have been memorizing Scripture over the past year and this is one that has really stuck with me. Maybe… Continue reading